LPI Exam Questions

Which TWO archiving formats are used to create an initramfs image?

Which TWO archiving formats are used to create an initramfs image?

A.
gzip

B.
tar

C.
rar

D.
cpio

E.
bzip2

Explanation:

See http://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/filesystems/ramfs-rootfs-initramfs.txt
All 2.6 Linux kernels contain a gzipped “cpio” format archive, which is extracted into rootfs when
the kernel boots up.